‘We’re increasingly seeing incidents where alert fatigue has been identified as a contributing factor. It’s not that there wasn’t an alert in place, but that it was lost among the other alerts the clinician saw,’ Prof Baysari says.
How pharmacists can address the risk of gabapentinoids
New boxed warnings for pregabalin and gabapentin give pharmacists the opportunity to discuss pain management with patients.
COVID-19: How should pharmacists play a role?
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Bringing pharmacy skills to the MasterChef kitchen
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A new approach to managing OA of the knee
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Pharmacy students step up during coronavirus pandemic
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Australia, pharmacies were even busier than supermarkets.
